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The AFL has dropped the ball on its first major test of 2025
No.1 draft pick Sam Lalor was left concussed and with a fractured jaw after an ugly incident against West Coast, but the man who pushed him in the back escaped punishment of any kind. The AFL got this decision wrong.
- by Jon Pierik
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AFL
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Insight & Analysis
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The AFL has dropped the ball on its first major test of 2025
No.1 draft pick Sam Lalor was left concussed and with a fractured jaw after an ugly incident against West Coast, but the man who pushed him in the back escaped punishment of any kind. The AFL got this decision wrong.
Jon Pierik
Sports journalist for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
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